2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Fe, NM vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Surprise spends 30.2% less per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Surprise than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surprise had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMSurprise, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 11 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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